Rails 8 will include new features such as Solid Queue and Solid Cache becoming defaults, improved support for Progressive Web Apps, addition of a basic authentication generator, improved linting and editor experience, streamlined deployment with Kamal and GitHub CI Actions, and other goodies like Propshaft, structured logging, benchmarking, and HTTP/2.
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Solid Queue and Solid Cache as defaults (plus a DB-backed ActionCable adapter)Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are getting first-class supportBasic Authentication Generator (finally!)Improved linting and editor experience (including a default Rubocop!)Streamlined deployment with Kamal and GitHub CI ActionsOther goodies (Propshaft, structured logging, benchmarking, HTTP/2 and more!)Conclusion1 Impression